DAR ES SALAAM, May 13 -- The Tanzania Public Bar Association (TPBA) said part of the proceeds of Wakili Marathon 2026 will among others, be used to establish a digital legal aid system to help marginalized groups of people access legal aid services at ease.

The inaugural Wakili Marathon to be staged in three categories of 5km, 10km and 21km is scheduled on May 31 this year at Jamhuri Stadium in Dodoma with around 5000 participants expected to partake.

Speaking in Dar es Salaam today, May 12, TPBA Secretary General Rashid Said remarked that the event is set to implement two major objectives which are beneficial to the public.

“One of the reasons we have set up this marathon is to mobilize financial resources to assist the TPBA in ...